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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Honda CBR1100XX: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBR1100XX years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.1% average, from 105,141 DVSA tests.

1971
highest-passing year · 92.4%
1996
lowest-passing year · 84.8%
7.6pp
spread across 14 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 1971 (92.4% of 66 tests). Lowest: 1996 (84.8% of 3,597). Years more than two points below the model average: 1996, 1997.

83%89%94%1971: 92.4% pass (66 tests)1996: 84.8% pass (3,597 tests)1997: 85.0% pass (15,475 tests)1998: 86.0% pass (17,197 tests)1999: 87.0% pass (20,408 tests)2000: 87.2% pass (13,426 tests)2001: 87.2% pass (13,997 tests)2002: 88.7% pass (5,009 tests)2003: 90.6% pass (3,421 tests)2004: 89.4% pass (3,783 tests)2005: 90.9% pass (3,422 tests)2006: 90.2% pass (2,310 tests)2007: 90.9% pass (2,353 tests)2008: 92.3% pass (627 tests)197120022008
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (87.1%)
1971 66 92.4% +5.3 pp
1996 3,597 84.8% -2.3 pp
1997 15,475 85.0% -2.1 pp
1998 17,197 86.0% -1.1 pp
1999 20,408 87.0% -0.1 pp
2000 13,426 87.2% +0.1 pp
2001 13,997 87.2% +0.1 pp
2002 5,009 88.7% +1.6 pp
2003 3,421 90.6% +3.5 pp
2004 3,783 89.4% +2.3 pp
2005 3,422 90.9% +3.8 pp
2006 2,310 90.2% +3.1 pp
2007 2,353 90.9% +3.8 pp
2008 627 92.3% +5.2 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2005–2025
84%88%92%2005: 90.7% pass (1,148 tests)2006: 90.3% pass (6,772 tests)2007: 89.6% pass (6,863 tests)2008: 87.4% pass (6,848 tests)2009: 85.8% pass (6,851 tests)2010: 86.7% pass (6,753 tests)2011: 85.9% pass (6,653 tests)2012: 85.7% pass (6,280 tests)2013: 86.6% pass (6,127 tests)2014: 85.9% pass (5,965 tests)2015: 86.6% pass (5,731 tests)2016: 86.6% pass (5,449 tests)2017: 86.7% pass (5,189 tests)2018: 86.7% pass (3,869 tests)2019: 87.0% pass (3,814 tests)2020: 85.9% pass (3,089 tests)2021: 87.6% pass (4,085 tests)2022: 87.5% pass (4,011 tests)2023: 87.4% pass (3,840 tests)2024: 87.1% pass (2,821 tests)2025: 88.1% pass (2,983 tests)20052025

Questions

Which CBR1100XX years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1996, 1997 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CBR1100XX overall (87.1%); the 1996 cohort is lowest at 84.8% from 3,597 tests.
Which CBR1100XX year has the highest MOT pass rate?
1971, at 92.4% of 66 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1971, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.
How much does the CBR1100XX pass rate vary by year?
7.6 percentage points between the highest (1971, 92.4%) and lowest (1996, 84.8%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

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